The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the ... the parasite can infect the spinal ...

Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with a rare parasitic infection known as “racoon roundworm”, according to health officials. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on ...

Eight of the 10 people who fell sick went to hospitals for symptoms that included “headache, swelling of eyes and face ... undercooked meat infected with roundworm larvae, which are found ...